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Erik Gonzalez hit two of the Indians' five home runs in their 11-2 beatdown of the White Sox on Thursday.

The Indians are going so well right now -- Thursday's one-sided affair was their 15th win in a row -- they're getting production from even their No. 9 hitter. That was the case with Gonzalez, who hit a two-run homer off Mike Pelfrey in the third inning before adding a novelty solo shot off catcher-turned-mop-up reliever Rob Brantly in the ninth. The 26-year-old has filled in more than admirably at a number of different positions for the Tribe this year, batting .281/.293/.469 while playing in four different spots across 48 games overall this year. Fri, Sep 8, 2017 01:09:00 AM

Erik Gonzalez went 3-for-5 with a run scored and an RBI as the Indians crushed the Tigers in the second game of Friday's doubleheader.

Gonzalez contributed an RBI single in the fourth inning that helped to chase Tigers' starter Buck Farmer from the ballgame. He has done a nice job in his limited action this season, hitting .275/.290/.407 with a pair of homers and seven RBI in 94 plate appearances. Fri, Sep 1, 2017 11:00:00 PM

Indians recalled INF Erik Gonzalez from Triple-A Columbus.

Gonzalez will give Cleveland infield depth while Jason Kipnis recovers from another hamstring injury. Gonzalez, 25, is a .271/.286/.385 hitter in 99 career major league plate appearances. Wed, Aug 23, 2017 02:37:00 PM

Erik Gonzalez was pulled from Thursday's game for Triple-A Columbus and has since joined the Indians in Minnesota.

The Indians wanted him to be ready after Jose Ramirez took a pitch off his forearm in the first game of Thursday's doubleheader. Ramirez should be all right—his X-rays came back negative—but Gonzalez will travel with the team to Kansas City just in case. Gonzalez sports a .263 average over 80 big league at-bats this season. Thu, Aug 17, 2017 11:27:00 PM

Michael Brantley (ankle) has been cleared for throwing and light hitting activity.

Brantley underwent surgery last October to stabilize the ligaments in his right ankle and he is questionable for the start of the 2018 regular season. The big test will be running and he's a couple weeks away from ramping things up in that department. If he
is not ready, Lonnie Chisenhall, Abraham Almonte, Tyler Naquin, and Melvin Upton Jr. would be in the mix for starts in left field to open the year. Jason Kipnis could see some action there too.

Indians manager Terry Francona said Bradley Zimmer (hand) is "a very long shot" to return during the postseason.

Zimmer had the stitches removed from his surgically-repaired left hand last Wednesday and is close to swinging a bat, but he's too far behind to project a return to live action before the end of October. The rookie center fielder hit .241/.307/.385 with eight home runs and 18 stolen bases over his first 101 major league games in 2017.

Danny Salazar "experienced an onset of right shoulder rotator cuff inflammation in mid-January," per a press release from the Indians.

Salazar has resumed throwing and is "progressing well," according to the same media update, but the 28-year-old right-hander is also "a couple weeks behind" the other pitchers in Indians camp this spring. It's possible this could affect his readiness for the beginning of the 2018 regular season. Salazar battled elbow and shoulder problems in 2017 and finished with a disappointing 4.28 ERA and 1.34 WHIP, though he did strike out 145 batters in 103 innings.

Cody Anderson (elbow) is scheduled to throw off a mound Saturday for the first time since undergoing Tommy John surgery last March.

Anderson is hoping to be ready for the start of the 2018 season, but the Indians may hold him out of live games until sometime around mid-to-late April. The 27-year-old right-hander owns a 4.50 ERA and 1.31 WHIP in 152 career major league innings (24 starts, 10 relief appearances). He'll likely be used in long relief in 2018, or as rotation depth at Triple-A Columbus.